The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-28
Domestic M arkeTs.
LBy Telegraph.

NEW YORK. Dec. 81 1S87.-Flour market
recelpUs lO6,476 PACKAGES exports 20 Dds ana
1888 sacks; quite firm with a fair business, large
bbls.
Flour quotatious-Fine at 2 1Oe2 60; supernne
Western ana State 6Oa3 %; common 10 good
extra Western and State at 1903 90; good 10
choice 10 ais SO a5 20; common 10 choice White
wheat Western extra at 40a4 60; fancy do at
al 70 b 20: common 10 gooc extra ONO az 3 10
Gl5 20; common TO choice extra st Louis AT 3 LOG
8 20; patepf Minnesota extra good 10 prime al
70G4 10; choice TO fancy 10 att 500 % 20. M
clud,ng 900 bbls city mill extra at 5OG4 77Hs;
1000 Dbs hne do 1902 60; 1900 DDlS supertne
2 5Od3 o.; 1900 bbls extra No 2 at 8 1903 90;
400 bbls winter wheat extra at lOGo 70;
10000 bbls Minnesota extra at 10G5 20. South
ern flour firm and rather quiet; common to far
extra at 3u13 JOi good 10 chOlce al OOg0 ~.
Rye flour steady. WheaE-recelptsso4,99 $50 push;
exports SO ,452sDush; sales 172,O00 bush; higher
and more doing, manly for export; NO. Spring
nominal 9212c; No 2 Red at Jl4209214c store
and elev, 93d9312c delivered; No Red 9b1Ac;
No White nominal at 80. Rye quiet. Barley is
steady. COrn-receipts "a, 700 lbush: exports =
bush sales l22,OU0 Oush spot market higher and
only moderately active No 3 at o912 G60c; steam
er 604 G6o12c; mo 2 at 5les@6134c eley 62a4 q
63c delivered. Oats-receptS 1911 900 bush, eX-
ports - bush; sales 1876 900 bush; fairly active
and shade higher;No at 3742c; do White 381s
0a39L2c; No at 80 G361sc; White do at 40d4l (;
No l nOIninal White do at Al Nc; Mixed WeseTn
at 37a3J14 White do 39G44c. COffee-fair Rio
firm 19c. sugar firm trading light; refined firm;
q 5Aa5$s; Extra Q at 542g55Sc; White Extra
q ga d5Bc; Yellow ga 96@sc; of A 6G61sc;
STANDARD A 61ac; Mould A 71s; ConfectionerssA
ga cut lOdI anu CIuonbu DIT "a q DONutISu dJ
71sa7A !; granulated 6Ts Cubes Use. PetrO-
Ieum stronger-united at 8o1s Pork firm; mess
quoted at 15 50Gl6 90 for one year old. Beef is
quiet. Lard Is firm and higher; trade rather
slow; Western steam U5GS 10 city steam So ;
refined nominal at 90 for Continent; A at 20
Butter firm and quiet. Cheese STEADY; demand
light.
Freights to Liverpool dull.
CHICAGO. Dec. 81, lS87.-FlOur market dull
and steady; choice fancy winter patents at 90
04 20 d Dbl; Southern winter 3 60g3 SO; Mich
lrl and WISCONSIN winters 3 DUM4 %, wheat
higher; No Spring 7Sd7S1gc; No Red 7912c.
Corn are higher-No2 at F9c. Uats-No 2 at 3 q
3lAc. No Z Rye at o2c. Barley-No2 at 740
7Sc. PrOyisiuns-Mess Pork firm and higher at
| is o0@l5 10. Lard higher at 80. Dry sailed
| shoulders 90d6 90; SNORT clear 1T LOGS 10.
keceipls-Flour, 24,0oo sotls; wheat. $1,000
bush, corn l05 900 bush; oats 30, 600 bush rye
1000 bush barley, 81 900 bush.
Shipments-FlOur. 2l,O00 Dbis; wheat, $4,000
| bush: corn, 100000 bush ;Oats, 10000 bush: rye
1000 bush, barley $1,000 bush.
ST. LOUIS Dec. %, I9S7.-The Flour market is
steady and firm. Wheat firm and higher-NO
Red az S212c. Corn is firm and higher at 1875
a47c. Oats firm and higher at 3l44c Rye firm
No 2 at Soc. Barley dul held firmly. WhiSkey
| steady 1 CO. Provisions firm but very quiet Pork
| new mess at IA 40. Lard steady 4UlG7 40 for
| car OTIS Dry sailed meatS-ShOulders at ;lOng
| 8 80; long clear and clear ribs 80; short clear
| 8 B2Iz. Hams 10 60Gl2 %.
| ReceIpJs-flOuT, 5000 bbls,w wheat 10000 bush,
| corn 252 900 buIoats $4,000 Oush, barley 10000
ship NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5000 bbls, wheat 1000
| bush, corn 5000 bush, oats 5000 bush, barley
OOO0 bush, rye 5000 bush.